In defense of the choice to use AI in music, AR Rahman refers to it as a "tool to speed up things and not fire people."

AR Rahman

AR Rahman believes artificial intelligence (AI) has a place in "uplifting" music. His choice to use AI to compose a song for Lal Salaam caused controversy among many fans.

The voices of two deceased vocalists, Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed, were recreated by AR Rahman using artificial intelligence (AI) for the song Thimiri Yezhuda in Rajinikanth's Lal Salaam. Both the performer and the decision received criticism. The singer discussed the subject in a recent interview with India Today, emphasizing that using technology "to our advantage is not firing people but improving their lives." (Also read: AR Rahman explains that he obtained permission before utilizing AI to mimic the sounds of late vocalists Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed.)

 Rahman's words
At the soundtrack premiere event for The Goat Life, A R Rahman spoke with India Today and stated, "I feel AI could also be used in uplifting." We can break free from all the generational curses we have, help the underprivileged, and develop leaders in the arts and sciences. They also won't need to study for a long time because they already have the necessary resources. What was necessary four or five years ago is now available with only a prompt.